AHIMA CCA (AHIMACCA)

1. A patient is admitted with spotting. She had been treated two weeks previously for a miscarriage with sepsis. The sepsis had resolved, and she is afebrile at this time. She is treated with an aspiration dilation and curettage and products of conception are found. Which of the following should be the principal diagnosis? a. Miscarriage b. Complications of spontaneous abortion with sepsis c. Sepsis d. Spontaneous abortion with sepsis Correct Answer: a. Miscarriage 2. If a patient has ...

Mary Smith, RHIA, has been charged with the responsibility of designing a data collection form to be used on admission of a patient to the acute-care hospital in which she works. The first resource that she should use is: UHDDS UACDS MDS ORYX Correct Answer: a When the CCI editor flags that a comprehensive code and a component code are billed together for the same beneficiary on the same date of service, Medicare will pay for: The component code but not the comprehensive code ...

1. A 65-year-old white male was admitted to the hospital on 1/15 complaining of abdominal pain. The attending physician requested an upper GI series and laboratory evaluation of CBC and UA. The x-ray revealed possible cholelithiasis, and the UA showed an increased white blood cell count. The patient was taken to surgery for an exploratory laparoscopy, and a ruptured appendix was discovered. The chief complaint was: a. Ruptured appendix b. Exploratory laparoscopy c. Abdominal pain d. Cho...